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Florida's youth are less likely to smoke than kids in every other state but Utah, according to a new report. Florida had a 7.5 percent smoking rate among high school students, according to the study by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association, among other groups. "What Florida has done, with media campaigns, the social media outreach, community partnerships, has really changed things there for the better," said John Schachter, a spokesperson for Tobacco Free Kids. "We're aspiring to have the first tobacco-free generation, and Florda's showing how it can be done." He...

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Florida's youth are less likely to smoke than kids in every other state but Utah, according to a new report.
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Justin Friedman
Age: 17
School: Nova High in Davie
Grade: 12th
Hometown: Hallandale Beach
Trait: Caring
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